Archief GB 0372 WARD - WARD, Reginald George (Reg) (b 1924) labour politician and activist

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GB 0372 WARD

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WARD, Reginald George (Reg) (b 1924) labour politician and activist

Datum(s)

  • 1947-1997 (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

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5 Boxes

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Biografie

Reginald George (Reg) Ward was born in Thanet in 1924 and was by trade a plumber. He had a long and distinuished career in local government, serving on the former Margate Borough Council for nearly 25 years and leading the Labour Group for much of that period. He was also member of Thanet District Council and was a Kent county councillor in the 1970s. In 1972, in recognition of his services, he was made a Freeman of the Borough of Margate. He also served as a governor of many Thanet schools and as Chairman of the Quarterdeck Youth Club.

He stood unsucessfully as Parliamentary candidate for Canterbury in 1955 and Ashford in 1959. He has represented the Labour Party at regional and national conferences and lectured for the Party at a number of schools. He was Chairman of the Kent Labour Party and the Thanet West CLP, and a member of the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society (later SE Retail CWS).

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GB 0372 WARD 1947-1997 Fonds 5 Boxes Ward , Reginald George (Reg) , b 1924 , labour poliician and activist

Reginald George (Reg) Ward was born in Thanet in 1924 and was by trade a plumber. He had a long and distinuished career in local government, serving on the former Margate Borough Council for nearly 25 years and leading the Labour Group for much of that period. He was also member of Thanet District Council and was a Kent county councillor in the 1970s. In 1972, in recognition of his services, he was made a Freeman of the Borough of Margate. He also served as a governor of many Thanet schools and as Chairman of the Quarterdeck Youth Club.

He stood unsucessfully as Parliamentary candidate for Canterbury in 1955 and Ashford in 1959. He has represented the Labour Party at regional and national conferences and lectured for the Party at a number of schools. He was Chairman of the Kent Labour Party and the Thanet West CLP, and a member of the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society (later SE Retail CWS).

Deposited with Bishopsgate Library by Reg Ward's son, Rod Ward, on 3 March 2012.

Papers of labour politician and activist Reginald George (Reg) Ward (b 1924), including: election addresses, correspondence, Labour Party publications and newsletters from General and local elections in all areas of Kent, 1947-1997; papers and memorabilia regarding Ward's involvement with the local and national Labour Party, c 1950-1997.

No further arrangement at present.

Open.

Photocopying and scanning facilities are available for a charge and will be completed by archival staff if condition and copyright permits. Digital photography (without flash) is permitted for research purposes on completion of the Library's Copyright Declaration form and with respect to current UK copyright law.

English

Collection level description.

Entry compiled by Stefan Dickers.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

6 March 2012 Political campaigns Political parties Ward , Reginald George (Reg) , b 1924 , labour poliician and activist Labour party Internal politics

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Deposited with Bishopsgate Library by Reg Ward's son, Rod Ward, on 3 March 2012.

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Papers of labour politician and activist Reginald George (Reg) Ward (b 1924), including: election addresses, correspondence, Labour Party publications and newsletters from General and local elections in all areas of Kent, 1947-1997; papers and memorabilia regarding Ward's involvement with the local and national Labour Party, c 1950-1997.

Waardering, vernietiging en slectie

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No further arrangement at present.

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Open.

Voorwaarden voor reproductie

Photocopying and scanning facilities are available for a charge and will be completed by archival staff if condition and copyright permits. Digital photography (without flash) is permitted for research purposes on completion of the Library's Copyright Declaration form and with respect to current UK copyright law.

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  • Engels

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  • Latijn

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English

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Bishopsgate Institute

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • Engels

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